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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 09:46 AM
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Future history teachers will be asking this question of students:
Name the ways in which George W. Bush damaged the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

My answers:

1. 6th Amendment

2. 4th Amendment

3. Separation of powers

4. Separation of church and state

5. Habeus Corpus

6. Ex Post Facto laws

Can you add to the list?

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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 09:53 AM
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1. Future history students will be answering
"What's a Constitution?"
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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:04 AM
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4. I have more faith in the American people than that.
n/t
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 11:42 AM
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8. depends on which end of the firearm you're on
when martial law comes down ...
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Fresh_Start Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:01 AM
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2. by selling the concept that the President is not responsible
for the failures of his administration!
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:03 AM
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3. Future history teachers will be asking: "Now, how in the world did all this happen?"
"And if you put '9/11 changed everything,' I need extraordinary argument to support that position."
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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:05 AM
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5. You sound like a great future teacher, Hissyspit!
n/t
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 01:44 PM
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9. I'm a college instructor, Th1onein!
LOL
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:05 AM
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6. I can easily see it already happening: Explain how 911 changed
American society's view of the Bill of Rights
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:09 AM
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7. And one other question that will be asked for many years to come .....







Not once, but TWICE!





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madmunchie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 01:48 PM
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10. Great one!!!!!
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 02:38 PM
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11. Ex-post facto laws?
Can you give me an example please? I can't recall any. Even though Congress would have to pass it and thus collude with Bush.

-Hoot
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The Vinyl Ripper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 02:40 PM
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12. Posse Comitatus n/t
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The Vinyl Ripper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 02:43 PM
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13. Posse Comitatus n/t
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